Still, for anyone who likes the Samsung sets (they are really well designed and competitively priced) this offers a great and minimalist setup. Supposedly this box can be clipped to the back of the TV set and you use the TVs remote control. No wires, no additional STBs, no IR blasters.
Now if only MS would enable the DVD library and VOB playback on extenders we would have a near perfect situation.
Mike_TV:Oct 15, 2008. As the article mentions, the only drawback is this product just works with 2008 Samsung HDTV’s exclusively: series 4, 26″ and up, series 5 and higher with a HDMI-CEC connection.
Anynet is a wired network system that lets you control a Samsung TV and two other Samsung Audio Visual devices through the remote control of the Samsung TV.
Anynet was available on many 2005 Samsung TVs, available on only one 2006 TV, and is not available on any 2007 Samsung TVs (HL-T, HP-T, FP-T, LN-T, or TX-T series).
Important: Although Anynet is not available on any 2007 Samsung TVs, Anynet+ (Anynet Plus), an updated version of Anynet, is available on many 2007 Samsung TVs. See the rest of the article below.
Anynet+ is a function that operates through HDMI 1.3 jacks and lets you control up to twelve Samsung devices with your Samsung TV remote, with up to three of those devices being of the same type (for example, three DVD players). Anynet+ can only be used with Samsung devices that have the Anynet+ feature. To be sure a Samsung device has the Anynet+ feature, look for the Anynet+ logo on the device.
2008 Samsung TV’s With Anynet+
The following 2008 Samsung TV’s have Anynet+:
LCD
Plasma
DLP
The following 2007 Samsung TVs have Anynet+:
Note: Excluding all 26" models and below.